Friday, July 29, 2011

I'm working slowly but surely on the hexagons. I think they are so pretty in their boxES. Yes - I'm onto box #2. I'm in the homestretch of only 300 or so more to make (it's not just me right - that sentence IS ridiculous).

I might be a crazy person - but I like that about myself!

That little green Gizmo on the right? That's my new best friend. It's needle threader from clover and it's the best $15.00 I've spent in a long time! I LOVE that needle threader!

The rest of my week was a busy blur but the HVAC was replaced and I am enjoying the super-cooling of our new high efficiency model!

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

I LOVE lists: They keep my mind clear and I feel empowered when I mark things off.

The UFO's or WIPs or whatever you choose to call those lingering projects most of us have are getting to me in a BIG way lately.

Unfinished business is holding me back from starting new things as well as having the actual finished project to use.

So I made THE LIST: A master list of projects I have started.

It's LONG.

Really LONG.

SEE:

Knitting:

Qiviut/Silk Scarf

Casey's Blue & Gray Socks

Anna's Gray Jumper

Advent Trees

Green Irish Folk Shawl

Michael's Gray Socks

February Lady Sweater (yes from the Knitwits KAL)

Liesl

Crocheted Washcloths (many)

Crocheted Afghan

Blocking and Photographing

Send Mitts to Nancy's Friend

Stitching:

Dragonfly Cross Stitch

Anna's Seasonal Girls

Spinning:

Eric Carle Yarn

Jackson Pollack Core Spun

Merino Tencel Basic Yarn

Ply Toby's SW Merino

Yellow Spindle Spun

Have 2 fleeces processed

Wash and Set all Finished Yarns

Sewing:

Anna Maria Quilt

Madras Quilt

Floral Quilt (Connie)

Floral Quilt (Anna)

Origami Bags

Tiny Totes

Zippered Pouches

Coasters (many)

Fabric Apples

Mending

Kauffman Quilt

Basic Gray Hexies

Yo-Yo Flower Quilt

Curtains Pressed and Hung

Toby's Curtains Embellished and hung

That's a whopping 36 projects.

Before I actually WROTE the list (while it was still in my head and about 12 projects long) I had an insane idea of finishing everything by the end of August. After my friends laughed themselves silly (I know - you're laughing now too -it's OK) I agree that idea IS in fact - insane!

I scaled back my intentions (a bit) and am making it a game to see how many UFO's I can finish in the next six weeks.

BETTING POOL:

Any takers on how many I'll actually finish? Leave a comment with your guess and when all is said and done I'll give a prize to the person who is closest.

I'll keep track of progress here and announce the winner Sept 1, 2011. Just for fairness I'll only consider comments posted between now and Saturday July 30. You can still heckle me all you want after that, but it won't count as a contest entry.

We've been powering through the Buffy series on Netflix instant view and this is what I do while we watch. It's called English Paper Piecing and it's a hand-sewn hand-pieced quilting technique. I have plans for a king-sized quilt for our bed. I have over 400 hexagons made and need to make about 800 more.

Problem is we're almost finished with Buffy - maybe we'll move on to Angel? I don't know - the brooding whiny version of David Boreanaz isn't my fav.

So help me out please. What are your favorite shows/movies/audio books? What should we try next?

About Me

Hi! I'm AmyDe!
My Husband is Casey and we have 2 children - Anna 13 & Toby 11, 2 dogs, and 4 rotten kitties! It's very loud at my house.
We homeschool and craft and sew and play and walk and swim and picnic and laugh and play video games and learn through it all.
I love my life! Welcome!